State ex rel. Griffin v. Denney
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Reginald Griffin was found guilty of murder for the fatal stabbing of James Bausley and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Griffin filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the State failed to disclose evidence that implicated another man as an alternate perpetrator and, hence, the State violated Brady v. Maryland. The circuit court denied the habeas petition. The Supreme Court granted the petition and held that Griffin met his burden of proving entitlement to habeas relief. Because Griffin showed that the nondisclosure of the evidence at issue was prejudicial for Brady purposes, he also established the prejudice necessary to overcome the procedural bar to granting him habeas relief. Accordingly, Griffin's conviction for the murder of Bausley was vacated.
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